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Findspot record TQ 56 NE 246 - Saxon axe and spearheads
Summary
Maidstone Museum has a Saxon axe and spearheads said to be from an inhumation found near Chapel Farm.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5650 6950 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Maidstone Museum has a Saxon axe and spearheads said to be from an inhumation found near Chapel Farm. The latter cannot be located but may be near the chapel site near St Margaret's Farm. Alternatively, they may have come from either of the the inhumation cemeteries, TQ56NE6 or 8.
<1> A Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 108 (A Meaney (OS Card Reference). SKE32786.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32786 OS Card Reference: A Gazetteer of Early Anglo Saxon Burial Sites 1964 108 (A Meaney.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 9 2025 5:06PM